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What is a kind of fossil where a plant or animal leave an impression in the mud?
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A kind of fossil where an animal or plant leaves its body impression in the mud?
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Why would a leaf be preserved only as an impression?
A fossil I pressume. . . Well the leaf is buried in some gloopy mud, and the mud drys around it making a cast / impression. The leaf rots a away after this because it is so fragile. The mud is lithified and bingo an impression. Am I barking up the right tree. . .
A kind of fossil were an animal or plant leaves only its body impression in the mud?
A fossil of this type is called an impression fossil. It forms when an organism's body creates an imprint in soft mud or sediment, which then hardens into rock and preserves the shape of the organism but not its actual remains. These fossils provide important information about ancient organisms and their environments.
What condition in the past produced a mold fossil?
A mold fossil is formed when an organism decays and leaves an impression in the surrounding sediment or rock. Over time, the impression fills with minerals, creating a cast of the organism's shape.
How is a cast fossil formed?
A cast fossil is formed when an organism dies and leaves an impression in sediment. Over time, this impression can fill with minerals, creating a replica of the organism's shape. The original organism then decays or is washed away, leaving behind the cast fossil.
What is the definition of an impression fossil?
Sometimes a fossil is formed when the organic matter is impressed in clay or some similar substance. The organic substance rots away, but the impression it left remains, and if the clay which holds the impression petrifies, it becomes a fossil.
Can a fossil be an impression of the original organism?
Yes.
What kind of fossil leaves a body impression?
This is called a trace fossil. or a mold.
A fossil created by a print or impression?
A fossil created by a print or impression is called an imprint fossil. Imprint fossils are formed when an organism's remains leave an impression in sediment that hardens over time. This process captures the shape or texture of the organism, providing valuable information about ancient life forms.
What is a foot print fossil called?
They are an example of a trace fossil
What is Impression or trace of an animal or plant of past geological ages?
It is a fossil.
